Baylor (5-0), ranked No. 7 in the latest AP Top 25 poll, concludes its season-opening six-game homestand tonight vs. Prairie View A&M. Tuesday night also marks the return of Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Perry Jones III, who will make his 2011-12 season debut following the completion of a six-game suspension by the NCAA.

Tonight's game will be televised on FOX Sports Southwest, ESPN3 and ESPN Full Court (pay-per-view). Live video will also be available at BaylorBears.com (All-Access subscription required). Many of these will be tweeted pre-game so feel free to RT. Here are today's Prairie View A&M #tweetnotes, in 140 characters or less:

#PJWATCHPerry Jones III, @Big12Conference Preseason Player of the Year, will make his season debut Nov. 29 vs. Prairie View A&M.

#HISTORYANDSUCHAnother record for @BUDREW's program as Baylor moves up to No. 7 in latest @AP_Top25 -- highest ranking in program history. #SicEm

A win tonight vs. @PVAthletics would give @BaylorMBB back-to-back 6-0 seasons for the first time since 1908-09 and 1909-10 seasons. #Historic

Tonight's non-conference tilt between the undefeateds - No. 9 Baylor (4-0) and unranked UT Arlington (3-0) - will be televised regionally on FOX Sports Southwest and FOX Sports Houston and nationally on ESPN3 (check your local internet provider). However, with the Dallas Stars/L.A. Kings hockey game at 7:30 p.m., some areas will see the game on FSSW Plus/FS Houston Plus, while other areas will have it on the regular FSSW/FS Houston channels. Here's your area breakdown for tonight's TV coverage:

Baylor is playing its second home game in the last 24 games, hosting undefeated UT Arlington in a Wednesday night meeting, which will be televised regionally on FOX Sports Southwest, FOX Sports Southwest Plus, FOX Sports Houston and ESPN3. Baylor (4-0) is seeking its third 5-0 start in the last four seasons under ninth-year head coach Scott Drew.

Wednesday's game also serves as the final game of a six-game suspension for Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Perry Jones III. As always, many of these will be tweeted pre-game so feel free to RT. Here are the UT Arlington #tweetnotes:

 Quincy Acy ranks second in school history -- behind former teammate Josh Lomers -- with career 61.5 FG percentage. #HighPercentageShooter 51 percent of Quincy Acy's career FGs have been dunks (182 of 358). #CookieMonster Quincy Acy ranks 4th in school history with 116 career blocks. Three of the top-5 blocks leaders have played for @BUDREW. #BlockParty Anthony Jones is averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 steals in 4 games. #MostImproved The Quincys -- Acy and Miller -- averaging 26.1 points, 10.8 rebounds combined in 4 games. #QSquared A.J. Walton ranks ninth in school history with 120 career steals and has 20 career games with 3+ steals. #BestDefenderintheBig12 A.J. Walton and Pierre Jackson have combined for 19 steals through four games. #SuffocatingD How good is Brady Heslip? He's averaging 10.3 points in 4 gms and is shooting 44 percent from downtown (11-of-25). He's good and #HesCanadian Brady Heslip has knocked down at least 2 treys in every game. 11 of Heslip's 12 FGM have been from 3-point range. #LongRangeNoProblem Brady Heslip (11-of-25), Anthony Jones (7-of-14), Quincy Miller (6-of-10) are shooting a combined 49 percent from 3-point range. #Accurate .@Big12Conference Preseason Player of the Year Perry Jones III will make his 2011-12 season debut Nov. 29 vs. @PVAthletics. Baylor has won 22 straight non-conference home games and 36 of its last 37 non-conference home contests. #DefendtheDome Since the start of the 2009-10 season, Baylor is 34-4 at home and 60-13 in the last four-plus seasons at home. #ThisIsOurHouse Baylor is 47-3 in its last 50 non-conference home games, dating back to the 2006-07 season. #TakingCareofBusiness 19 of Baylor's last 20 non-conference home wins have been decided by double figures. #LargeMargins Baylor has made at least one 3-point field goal in 623 consecutive games -- second-longest active streak in @Big12Conference. #Streaking Anthony Jones has made 71 consecutive starts, while A.J. Walton has made 34 consecutive starts. #StarterStreaks Anthony Jones has scored in double figures in 5 consecutive games, dating back to the end of the 2010-11 season. #DoubleVision Baylor's No. 9 ranking in latest @AP_Top25 is tied for highest in program history. Baylor was No. 9 in both polls in December 2010. #Top25 Did You Know? Baylor has 3 players whose names begin with Q -- Quincy Acy, Quincy Miller and Quddus "Deuce" Bello. #QCubed Baylor's frontline of Ant Jones, Quincy Acy, #PJ3, Quincy Miller and Cory Jefferson have combined wingspan of 35 ft, 11 in. #LotsofLength .@BUDREW currently ranks 4th in @BaylorMBB history with 131 career wins as head coach. Drew needs 18 wins to tie for 3rd on all-time list.

Udoh was taken No. 6 overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors - the first NBA lottery pick in program history. As a rookie, Udoh averaged 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 58 games - making 18 starts - in 2010-11.

The Edmond, Okla., native established Baylor and Big 12 Conference single-season blocked shots records with 133 rejections in his only season in Waco in 2009-10. The 2010 Big 12 Newcomer of the Year and second-team All-Big 12 selection averaged 13.9 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.7 blocks and 2.7 assists in 36 games. Nicknamed "The Nightmare," his 3.69 blocks-per-game average in 2009-10 ranks first all-time on Baylor's career list and second on the single-season chart.

Bnei Hasharon now has Baylor's top three scorers from 2009-10; Dunn led the Bears with 19.6 points and 4.8 rebounds in 36 starts, while Carter tallied 15.0 points and nearly 5.0 assists in 32 games.

After a three-games-in-five-days stretch, the 11th-ranked Baylor basketball team will enjoy a little bit of break before back-to-back home games Nov. 22 against South Carolina State and Nov. 23 against UT Arlington - the final two games without Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year Perry Jones III. Head Coach Scott Drew, sophomore G Brady Heslip and Q-Squared (freshman F Quincy Miller and senior F Quincy Acy) met with members of the local media Friday.

As Baylor prepares for its final two games without PJ3, here are the latest #tweetnotes:

 Anthony Jones has made 70 consecutive starts and has scored 11 points in each of first three games. #NothingButConsistent Three S's describe Cory Jefferson: Stat. Sheet. Stuffer. 8.3 pts, 8.0 reb, 2.3 blk in 19.7 min. #StatSheetStuffer More on Jefferson: Has 25 points, 24 rebounds, 7 blocks in 3 games (27 pts, 25 reb, 4 blk in 21 g in 2009-10). #DifferenceMaker 51 percent of Quincy Acy's career FGs have been dunks (182 of 355). #CookieMonster Acy needs 57 points to become 25th 1,000-point scorer in @BaylorMBB history and 7th in @BUDREW era. Quincy Miller averaging team-best 18 ppg in 3 games, but saves best for second half: 14.0 ppg on 67% shooting. 2nd half has been #MillerTime How good is Brady Heslip? He's averaging 10.7 points in 3 gms and is shooting 40 percent from downtown (8-of-20). He's good and #HesCanadian A.J. Walton tied for ninth in @BaylorMBB history with 117 career steals. #BestDefensiveHandsinBig12 Junior Pierre Jackson dished out career-high 9 assists in 77-67 win vs. @GoAztecs -- most by Baylor player this season. Perry Jones III, @Big12Conference Preseason Player of the Year, will make his season debut Nov. 29 vs. Prairie View A&M. Baylor's frontline of Ant Jones, Quincy Acy, #PJ3, Quincy Miller and Cory Jefferson have combined wingspan of 35 ft, 11 in. #LotsofLength Newcomers Quincy Miller and Brady Heslip shooting combined 48 percent from 3-point range. #DeepThreats The Quincys -- Acy and Miller -- averaging 30.7 points, 10.7 rebounds combined in 3 games. #QSquared @BUDREW currently ranks 4th in @BaylorMBB history with 130 career wins as head coach. Drew needs 19 wins to tie for 3rd on all-time list. Originally scheduled to play in 2011, but Baylor will play in ESPN-operated DIRECTV @ESPNCharleston Classic in 2012. Baylor has won 21 straight non-conference home games and is 45-3 in last 48 non-conference home games. #HomeCourt Baylor is shooting 77 percent from the free throw line in two games. Bears shot 69.5 percent in 2010-11. #GettingItDone 18 of Baylor's last 19 non-conference home wins have been decided by double figures. #LargeMargins Baylor is 22-6 against first-time opponents in the @BUDREW era and has won 10 straight regular-season contests against first-time opponents. Quincy Acy ranks second in school history -- behind former teammate Josh Lomers -- with career 61.7 FG percentage. #HighPercentageShooter

If you watched Tuesday's Baylor/San Diego State game on ESPN as part of the College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon, chances are you noticed redshirt sophomore Cory Jefferson's awesome new uniform accessories. He had bears on his elbow sleeves. Seriously. I tried isolating Cory's sleeve in the above photo to give you a better look (my tweet was a little blurry).

Jefferson took a redshirt last season to get bigger and stronger. And through three games, that redshirt season - in addition to a pair of European tours with Athletes In Action - has paid dividends. Jefferson is averaging 8.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 19.7 minutes off the bench. He's been a #StatSheetStuffer thus far, posting career highs for points, rebounds and blocks. He posted his career-first double-double in Baylor's 77-55 season-opening win and narrowly missed a second double-double Nov. 13 vs. Jackson State.

Credit Baylor strength coach Charlie Melton for helping sculpt Jefferson into a green-and-gold variation of the Incredible Hulk. Cory has easily added 15 pounds of muscle in the last 12 months and he will play a vital role in Baylor's 10-man rotation. ESPN analyst Fran Fraschilla attended each of Baylor's last two home games and was very complimentary of the former Killeen Kangaroo standout.

So, he's bigger. He's stronger. And he's added a pair of pretty sweet elbow sleeves to his uniform attire. But just how much has Cory Jefferson improved between his true freshman season and his redshirt sophomore season? In 21 games as a true freshman in 2009-10, Jefferson scored 27 points (1.3 ppg), grabbed 25 rebounds (1.2 rpg), blocked 4 shots and played 97 minutes (4.6 mpg) off the bench. Through three games in 2011-12, Jefferson has scored 25 points (8.3 ppg), grabbed 24 rebounds (8.0), blocked 7 shots (2.3 bpg) and played 59 minutes (19.7 mpg) off the bench.

I know of only one 18-year-old future NBA lottery pick that wants to one day become an anesthesiologist after his professional basketball career is over. And he plays for the 11th-ranked Baylor Bears: Quincy Miller.

Before I talk about #MillerTime, first thing's first: if you have a chance to shake Quincy Miller's hand, I suggest you do so. For an 18-year-old freshman, he has tremendous poise, great eye contact and he has a firm, vice-grip handshake. Now, I will say this: John Werner (Waco Tribune-Herald) and Jerry Hill (Baylor Bear Insider) both said their hands were hurting for a day or so after experiencing a #MillerTime handshake after one of our media sessions last week.

As for the photo up top of Quincy and Brent - that was a genuine moment and both were very complimentary of one another. Musburger was very impressed by QMiller's poise, composure and, of course, his team-high 20 points.

What could possibly be more impressive than his team-best 18.0 points-per-game average? His second-half scoring output. Miller is averaging 14.0 points in the second half through three games, shooting 67 percent from the floor, 71 percent from 3-point range and 82 percent at the free throw line in the second half. Based on second-half stats alone, Miller would still lead Baylor in scoring (Quincy Acy is second on the team with 12.7 points-per-game).

Beginning this year, I'm incorporating more and more social media into my every day use. For each set of game notes I produce, there is a column called @BaylorMBB Twitter Talk, highly influenced by a similiar production by the San Francisco 49ers PR staff. In my version, I compile some of the top tweets from @BaylorMBB and other tweets about Baylor basketball, while also incorporating short Twitter-like notes in 140 characters or less and complete with hashtags.

Some of these will be tweeted leading up to the game. As Baylor gets ready to host San Diego State on Tuesday as part of ESPN's College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon Presented by Disney Parks, here's the SDSU addition of #tweetnotes:

 #Baylor is 32-4 at home in the last three seasons. #HomeCourtAdvantage #Baylor is shooting 74 percent from the free throw line in two games. Bears shot 69.5 percent in 2010-11. #GettingItDone Cory Jefferson already set career highs for points, rebounds and blocks through two games. #StatSheetStuffer A.J. Walton owns a nearly 6:1 assist-turnover ratio, dishing out 11 assists to only 2 turnovers. #CourtVision Freshman Quincy Miller has led #Baylor with a game-high 17 points in each of his first two career starts. #MillerTime Newcomers Quincy Miller and Brady Heslip shooting combined 47 percent from 3-point range. #DeepThreats A.J. Walton has 19 career games with 3+ steals and currently ranks 11th in school history with 115 career steals. #BestDefensiveHandsinBig12 Three of the top four all-time leading shot blockers in #Baylor history hail from @BUDREW era -- Diene, Udoh and Acy. #BlockParty Baylor has started 4-0 or better in each of the last four seasons. #StartFast In the Nov. 13 win over @JStateTigers, nine different #Baylor players logged 15+ minutes and all nine scored at least six points. #Depth Quincy Acy needs 70 points to become 25th 1,000-point scorer in BU history. 51 percent of career FGs are dunks (180 of 352) #MondayStats RSo. Cory Jefferson averaging 11.5 pts, 9.5 reb, 2.5 blk in 19.5 min off bench. As FR in 2009-10, CJ had 29 pts, 25 reb in 21 g. #MondayStats

The 2011-12 regular season officially begins tonight for the 12th-ranked Baylor Bears as they host Texas Southern in the second half of a women's/men's doubleheader at the Ferrell Center. Tonight's season opener will tip at approximately 9 p.m. Pat Nunley (play-by-play) and I (color) will call the action on ESPN Central Texas (listen on BaylorBears.com) or you can watch the live video stream at BaylorBears.com (All-Access subscription required). Plus, I'll be tweeting updates throughout the game on Twitter.

That's how long it's been since Baylor walked off the Sprint Center floor at the conclusion of its 2010-11 season. And it's been a long wait for college basketball. That wait is nearly over. Baylor Nation got a taste of what to expect from this Bears team in last week's exhibition game, but now these games count.

12th-ranked Baylor will open its 2011-12 regular season with three games in a five-day stretch, beginning Friday against Texas Southern. With the return of Perry Jones III and the arrival of Quincy Miller, the Bears received a tremendous amount of national preseason attention in the last few months.

In preparation for Friday's season opener, here's the (almost) complete rundown of all the preseason rankings, awards, articles and more featuring Baylor. PJ3 and Baylor even made Jay Bilas' preview in the latest American Way Magazine (official magazine of American Airlines). After compiling everything, one thing is certain: 12 must be Baylor's lucky number because the Bears are ranked 12th in the AP, USA TODAY/ESPN Coaches, ESPN.com, Blue Ribbon, CBSSports.com and DIME Magazine preseason polls. If I didn't cover all of them, I got pretty close:

And by 'five' I mean the number of Preseason All-America honors. Sophomore F Perry Jones III is among 21 Division I players named to the 2011-12 Lute Olson Preseason All-America team.

Jones III, the 2011-12 Big 12 Preseason Player of the Year, is one of three Big 12 players on the All-America team, joining Texas A&M's Khris Middleton and Kansas' Thomas Robinson. PJ3 was not named to The Associated Press Preseason All-America team Monday, but was one of two Big 12 players receiving votes (Robinson).

PJ3 was named first-team All-American by Sporting News and second-team by Athlon, Blue Ribbon and CBSSports.com.

The Lute Olson Award is presented annually to the nation's top Division I player who has played at least two seasons with his respective team. Freshmen and first-year transfers can be named to the All-America team, but are not eligible to receive the Player of the Year honors.

The award is named in honor of coaching great Lute Olson, who won 780 games in 34 seasons, 24 of which were spent at the University of Arizona. During that stretch he led the Wildcats to 11 Pac-10 Conference titles, 23 consecutive NCAA tournaments, four Final Four appearances and a national championship in 1997.